Scam Tip Report #6350 - classified ad scam
Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received
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| Anonymous Point Cook, Victoria, Australia 2012-11-25 08:42:10 Classified Ads Scam Gumtree | +2 classified ad scam Daved Edmond this person try to buy my truck through car sales .
I have just completed the payment and i expected paypal to have
notified you to this effect.check your mail folders(inbox,spam and junk
mail) i sent $17,600 in all.i added $1,600 but $1,500 will be sent to my
pickup agent headquarters in UK through western union at post office,the extra $100
is to cover the western union fee.
PayPal will not release the fund until you email them the
western union details for verification,and also to enable my pick up agent
to come for pick up and inspection.Here is the agent\'s details where the money
will be sent.
Grant Franklin,
27 Hastings Road
Bromley,Greater London BR2 8NA,
United Kingdom
please get the necessary details sent to PayPal (Money Transfer Control
Number)MTCN and senders name and address used to send the $1,500 so that they
can release the whole fund into your account.Please get back to me once done.
thanks.
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Follow Ups/Extra Information. Most recent is listed first.
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2012-11-28 01:06:14 |
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: service@paypal.com.au®
Date: Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 7:53 PM
Subject: Fwd: ***PayPal Payment Confirmation***
To: dave edmond
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: service@paypal.com.au®
Date: Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 5:33 PM
Subject: ***PayPal Payment Confirmation***
To: .........@hotmail.com
Dear ....
We are hereby confirming to you once again that the total sum of $17,600.00 AUD will be credited into your account as soon as you provide us with the complete details of the western union money transfer used to send the additional fund of $1,500.00 AUD meant for the item pick up to the buyer's pick up agent. We also want you to know that your money has already been deducted from the buyer's account and it cannot be returned back to him which means that it is secure with us but has been put on hold and will not be credited into your account until we receive the necessary details from you. The western union money transfer information's needed are the MTCN and the sender's name and address used to send the money. This information's will be given to you by western union after the money transfer has been done. The western union transfer can be done by visiting a western union section at your post office.
We are sorry for any inconveniences this might have caused and we want you to know that the total sum of $17,600.00 AUD is ready and available to be credited into your account as soon as the necessary step is taken by you.
| Anonymous () Added the following extra information on :2012-11-26 04:39:23 |
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Responded to my add asked for me to supply pay pal details etc , once I told him to call he can't access a phone. .told him to contact my bank to arrange payment directly I haven't heard back